PHOTOS: Harting rips his way to third straight discus gold

PHOTOS: Harting rips his way to third straight discus gold

Germany's Robert Harting won his third successive World discus title in impressive style when his 69.11 metre throw, the fourth-longest of the season, proved too good for perennial runner-up Piotr Malachowski of Poland, who took another silver, at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow on Tuesday.

Harting, also the Olympic and European champion and World runner-up in 2007, is the most consistent performer all season, but with Malachowski, the only man to break 70 metres this year, it was always likely to be close.

Image: Robert Harting of Germany rips off his shirt to celebrate winning gold at the men's discus throw final during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow on TuesdayPhotographs: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters

The German also won gold at the last edition of the World Championships

After winning the discus throw gold at the London Olympics too Harting went on a victory tear by ripping off his shirt, sprinting down the track, and jumping over hurdles.

Then 27 years of age, the German cleared 68.27 meters to take first place.

He also won the gold medal in the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu with a best throw of 68.97.

His gold medal at the Worlds was in Berlin in 2009 with a best throw of 69.43, while he settled for silver two years ago in Osaka.

His way of celebrating surely deserves a gold!

Image: Robert Harting of Germany celebrates as he wins gold in the men's discus throw final at the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships at Daegu Stadium in South Korea in August 2011Photographs: Mark Dadswell/Getty Images